Reviewed 22 September 2026
Marketplace fees: Steam takes about fifteen percent
Selling on Steam costs about fifteen percent and pays out in wallet funds. Cash markets run on another fee, and they bring another kind of risk.
Steam's cut is about fifteen percent, paid out as wallet funds
Steam Community Market buyers pay the listed price, and sellers walk away with a smaller amount. On CS2 items that gap is roughly fifteen percent: one cut for the Steam transaction and one tied to the game. Very cheap items hit a minimum fee as well, so a skin listed at one cent will not net one cent.
The proceeds land in your Steam wallet, and there is no route from there to cash.
This is the reason many sellers price-check other markets, and the reason a Steam listing frequently costs more than the cash price of the same finish. Some of that premium pays for convenience, and some for a balance that can only be spent on Steam.
Match the item first, then compare markets
Comparing fairly means holding everything constant: finish, wear, a close float, and matching pattern or stickers. Set a Factory New price next to a Field-Tested one and you have found a different item, not a bargain.
Downside: third-party operators set their own fees, and those change. Certain markets bill the seller, others spread the cost, and cashing out to a card or crypto adds a step. Trace the whole path before moving a skin.
Brokering trades and quoting live prices are things this site does not do. Read the listing guide before you move a skin, and open the Steam market page when you are deciding where to sell.
Questions
What is the Steam market fee for CS2?
Roughly fifteen percent comes off the sale price, adding up Steam's fee and the Counter-Strike fee, and the wallet balance you receive cannot be cashed out.
